6/22/2023 0 Comments When Oceans Rise by Robin Alvarez![]() The intensity of her fear grows with the level of abuse she’s dealing with. I knew that there would be people who just couldn’t read the story, and I had to be okay with that.Ī: Early on in Oceans there is a particular monster called an Aswang which Malaya feels is stalking her. People should want you to have a whole support network. I wanted people to know that even things like “I’m the only one that loves you,” is abusive. So I wrote very specific warnings, even where language might be considered abusive and why. ![]() ![]() There was a big discussion on BookTok about feeling blindsided, even with trigger warnings. I tried to come at it from that place.Ī reader asked me if I was going to put trigger warnings on my website. When I wrote that trigger warning it was with the awareness that not everyone would be in the same place as me. It would not have had the nuance or sensitivity that it did, because I victim-blamed myself. ![]() Robin: This book took me a long time because I was not in a good place to write it a decade ago. Can you talk a little bit about the way you came up with this warning, which is very sensitive, and even gives permission to potential readers to skip it if they don’t feel ready? ![]() As I’ve been reading reviews of Ever Since, I’ve realized that despite the trigger warnings, maybe some readers weren’t prepared for the content. ![]()
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